Mind and hand (May 1896) . pupilswork are reached by scientific steps. Theshops for wood working and iron working,rooms for mechanical and for free-handdrawing, are in charge of competent andexperienced teachers, and the interest ofthe pupils and teachers is so great thatoutsiders catch the spirit at once. My ownimpression, after a visit of two days, is that here in the Industrial Training Schoolof Indianapolis is established the properrelation between an industrial and a sec-ondary school. A visitor is apt to speak most of thethings that lie can see, of laboratories andmachines ami equipments
Mind and hand (May 1896) . pupilswork are reached by scientific steps. Theshops for wood working and iron working,rooms for mechanical and for free-handdrawing, are in charge of competent andexperienced teachers, and the interest ofthe pupils and teachers is so great thatoutsiders catch the spirit at once. My ownimpression, after a visit of two days, is that here in the Industrial Training Schoolof Indianapolis is established the properrelation between an industrial and a sec-ondary school. A visitor is apt to speak most of thethings that lie can see, of laboratories andmachines ami equipments, but one shouldnot overlook the fact that this school hasa corps of strong teachers in history,mathematics, languages and literatures,who conduct a complete high schoolcourse. The competence of the teachersin all departments is evident. Manualtraining here is not a fad, but is so com-bined with other training as to put inpractice the best educational theories ofthe present day. Georue Emory Fellows, University of FORGE ROOM SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT. PHYSICS A PRACTICAL SUBJECT. IN this practical day and age the questionthat arises when a person takes upsome line of work, or considers it, is not somuch concerniug the intrinsic merit of thework, but the real value that it will be tothe person himself. The opinion is often expressed, especiallyamong girls, that the study of Physics is ofno practical value to them, that it will neverdo them any good. If there is one prac-tical subject in the sehool course, it is Phys-ics. First, the very knowledge that yougain, is that not of real use to you? Yousee the prineiple of the lever, the pendulum,the inclined plane, and many others everyday. Is it not of real value to you to knowthe principles on which business and build-ing are carried on; and the girls, particu-larly, to understand heat and ventilation,as every housekeeper should? The major-ity of pupils prefer literary to scientificsubjects. Yet, how often during the studyof th
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